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The first EPD® Process certified for non-woven fabrics.


Miko S.r.l. was established in 1997 in Gorizia as a producer of non-woven fabrics for the furniture sector.

Miko’s core business is the production of Dinamica® by Miko, an ecological microfibre obtained from

recycled PET fibres. In the past 7 years Miko has broadened its product range to respond to the demands of

other areas of application including the automotive sector. Today, internal car coverings constitute the main

sector of use for Dinamica®.

Miko’s headquarters are in Gorizia, via Ressel 3. The whole process takes place at this exclusive site in Italy:

transformation, dyeing and finishing of the raw support supplied by the Japanese partner Asahi Kasei, to

obtain a product that meets the requirements of customers and the sector. The company is mainly active in

the following geographical areas: Europe, North and South

America, Asia and Australia. The production of Dinamica®

for the automotive sector is expanding rapidly, and currently

accounts for 87% of Miko’s production.

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Environment

Over the years, Miko has demonstrated its constant and

active commitment to preventing and minimizing the

impacts of its processes and products on the environment,

a commitment to which the adopted Environmental Policy

bears witness.

Miko’s attention to environmental issues is also confirmed

by the certification of its Environmental Management System (EMS) in compliance with the standard ISO

14001, which systematically monitors the impact of the activities carried out in the various production

phases and guarantees the conformity of the organisation to the standard. Miko’s production processes are

certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 16949, underlining the conformity of its company processes to the most

advanced quality assurance system applied in the automotive industry.

Since the year 2010, it has adopted an approach towards Life Cycle Thinking and credible communication of

the environmental performance of its products. In this context, the strategic objectives pursued by Miko are:

• to communicate the environmental data of its products through EPD® certifications;

• to monitor the environmental impacts associated with the life cycle of products through LCA;

• to improve the environmental performance of products through eco-design, in synergy with the

objectives of the environmental policy;

• to activate partnerships with its customers and suppliers in order to obtain information about

the environmental performance of products during the various stages of the supply chain, and

to evaluate opportunities for improvement;

• to provide guidance to stakeholders through specific initiatives, to raise external awareness and

communication activities, and to train the employees on the most important environmental

issues.

The EPD® certification of Dinamica® Auto and Auto Pure registered in April 2012 has laid the basis of a

bigger project that was completed in May 2013 with the EPD® Process Certification. This certification

gives Miko the possibility to internally handle the management of EPD® data involved in the verification

procedure by itself and issue new EPDs for registration. This will lead to eco-design: products designed

to be environmentally friendly.

The maintenance of the Environmental Certification requires a series of provisions which must be fulfilled

by the organization: in particular, the activity includes the planning and monitoring of environmental

aspects concerning emissions into the atmosphere, waste water, noise pollution, waste materials, energy,

water resources, protection of the soil and subsoil, as well as the periodical communication of the results of

these activities to the competent authorities. With the scope to improve the environmental performance of

Miko, some actions were taken in the past years.

In November 2011, Miko installed a photovoltaic plan of 1 mega watt on the roof of

its production facility. This system allows to save power from the electrical grid and

consequently the CO2 emissions into the atmosphere.

Starting from 2013, Miko has optimized the production cycles leading to a

significant reduction of the consumption of energy, water and chemicals.

These changes have helped to improve the environmental performance of

Dinamica® as shown in the revision of this EPD®.


Dinamica® is an ecological microfibre for the automotive

sector. Its production process is similar to that used for paper

recycling, in which no harmful chemical substances are

used. The recycled polyester contained in Dinamica®

derives from polyester fibres (T-shirts, fabrics, fibres) and

PET (bottles, plastic, etc..). Recycling polyester means

reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by 80% compared to

the traditional petrol-based polyester production process. Under the microscope, Dinamica® is composed

of three layers: face, inner scrim and backing.

Submerged in a water solution, the inner scrim attracts small polyester fibres, which are suspended in the

liquid, to both surfaces; these are compacted using a water-based needle punching process. The microfibre

is then immersed in a water polyurethane bath, which, in contrast to normal production cycles, does not

contain the solvents that are harmful to health and the environment. This process compacts the fibres,

making them elastic and resistant. During dyeing, the use of neutral, non-toxic colouring agents is a further

guarantee of the product’s naturalness and respect for health and the environment.

Miko guarantees eco-sustainability along the whole Dinamica® production cycle, ensuring a low level of

polluting emissions and energy consumption during production. Finally, Dinamica® is designed for easy

disposal, and is 100% recyclable at the end of its useful life. In the upholstery sector, conformity to the

Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 for product class I is a further guarantee of great quality and safety, certifying the

microfibre for applications which come into direct contact with the skin.

Dinamica® for the automotive sector is available in Auto

version, in which 2 of the 3 layers come from recycled

polyester. By changing the face layer it is possible to achieve

another 3 types of variants: Melange, Silk and Waves.

But Miko’s research has aimed to go one step further.

Recently, the company started to work on the development

of Dinamica® Auto Pure, a new car product which uses inner scrim obtained from recycled fibres. To

complete the product range for automotive, there are Dinamica® Auto Stretch and Dinamica® Wide. Their

stretchable structures allow to cover curved surfaces through industrial rather than handmade productions.

In terms of technical performance, Dinamica® Auto and Dinamica® Auto Pure have the same

nominal values, but the environmental performance results concerning the CO2 emissions differ greatly, due

to the percentage difference in recycled polyester content.

The technical characteristics of Dinamica® Auto, Dinamica® Auto Pure, Dinamica® Auto Stretch

and Dinamica® Wide are given below.

Responsibility

On July 26th 2013, the Board of Directors of Miko S.r.l. formally adopted the Organization and

Management Model (Modello di Organizzazione e Gestione), pursuant to Legislative Decree

no. 231/01 (Liability of legal persons), together with the relevant Code of Ethics and Conduct. This

fundamental document is geared to ensure fairness and transparency in the conduct of business and

corporate activities, to protect its position and image, as well as the expectations of its stakeholders.


Type of test Test method Unit Auto/Auto Pure Auto Stretch Wide

Weight DIN EN ISO 29073/1 g/m2 300 +/- 30 300 +/- 30 265 +/- 30

Thickness DIN EN ISO 5084 mm 1,10 +/- 0,10 1,10 +/- 0,10 1,05 +/- 0,12

Usable width UNI EN 1773 mm ! 1400 ! 1400 ! 1600

Tensile strength DIN EN ISO 13934/1 N ! 600 ! 600 L ! 500 | T ! 200

Tensile strength (after 2 h in water) DIN EN ISO 13934/1 N ! 600 ! 600 L ! 500 | T ! 200

Tensile strength (after 3 cycles ISO 105 B06) DIN EN ISO 13934/1 N ! 600 ! 600 L ! 500 | T ! 200

Breaking elongation at maximum force DIN EN ISO 13934/1 % ! 30 ! 35 ! 30

Tear strength DIN EN ISO 13937/2 N ! 15 ! 15 ! 15

Abrasion resistance with Martindale DIN EN ISO 12947 Cycles 50.000 25.000 25.000

Abrasion resistance with Martindale (after 1cycle ISO 105 B06) DIN EN ISO 12947 Cycles 50.000 25.000 25.000

Color fastness to Light (Ci 4000, 3 cycles) DIN EN ISO 105-B06(set of conditions n°3) Grey scale ISO 105-A02 ! 3/4 ! 3/4 ! 3/4

Color fastness to Rubbing DIN EN ISO 105-X12 Grey scale ISO 105-A03 Dry ! 4 | Wet >4 | Dark Colour ! 3/4 Dry ! 4 | Wet >4 | Dark Colour ! 3/4 Dry ! 4 | Wet >4 | Dark Colour ! 3/4

Color fastness to perspiration (Alcaline) DIN EN ISO 105-E04 Grey scale ISO 105-A02/03 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4

Color fastness to perspiration (Acid) DIN EN ISO 105-E04 Grey scale ISO 105-A02/03 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4

Color fastness to Water DIN EN ISO 105-E01 Grey scale ISO 105-A02/03 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4 Change in color: !4/5 | Stain pes/co: ! 4

Fogging DIN 75201 (method A) Fogging scale ! 70 ! 70 ! 70

The product meet the following flame retardant specification FMW SS 302 Speed (mm/min.) " 100 " 100 " 100

Tab.1.1 - Technical specification of the nonwoven Dinamica® Auto, Dinamica® Auto Pure, Dinamica® Auto Stretch and Dinamica® Wide.


Dinamica® Auto: 92% polyester e 8% polyurethaneAnalyzing the percentage of polyester, we can make this distinction:FACE: 100% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15dINNER SCRIM: 100% polyester 150dBACKING: 10% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15d and 90% polyester FR 0,50d

Dinamica® Auto Pure: 92% polyester e 8% polyurethaneAnalyzing the percentage of polyester, we can make this distinction:FACE: 100% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15dINNER SCRIM: 100% recycled polyester 150dBACKING: 10% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15d and 90% polyester FR 0,50d

Dinamica® Auto Stretch: 88% polyester e 12% polyurethaneAnalyzing the percentage of polyester, we can make this distinction:FACE: 100% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15dINNER SCRIM: 100% stretchable polyester 150dBACKING: 10% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15d and 90% polyester FR 0,50d

Dinamica® Auto Stretch is available in rolls of 1,42m width.

Dinamica® Auto Wide: 88% polyester e 12% polyurethaneAnalyzing the percentage of polyester, we can make this distinction:FACE: 100% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15dINNER SCRIM: 100% stretchable polyester 150dBACKING: 10% recycled polyester microfiber 0,15d and 90% polyester FR 0,50d

Dinamica® Wide is available in rolls of 1,60m width.

The recycled polyester comes from:

• Plastic Bottles (PET)

• Uniforms

• Clothing

• Banner for advertising

• Production waste

Dinamica® Auto and Auto Pure are microfibre used to cover seats, backrests, headrests, dashboards,

rear parcel shelves, door panels and armrests. Dinamica® Stretch and Wide are suitable to cover

headliners, pillars, sun visors and door panels. At the end of its life cycle, Dinamica® is disposed of in

compliance with the directives concerning vehicles in the various countries of use and disposal. Miko

is starting partnerships with some European car manufacturers interested in monitoring the life cycle

of Dinamica® from cradle to grave. This study will allow us to understand the concrete impact of

Dinamica® on the environment, but will also offer food for thought on the end-of-life management of

non-woven fabrics. Some initial tests have shown that Dinamica® can be recycled, fully transformed in its

appearance and reused inside cars as a filler.

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In recent years, Miko has received two important awards demonstrating an appreciation for its corporate

philosophy and products by committees of experts in the environmental field.

• In July 2013, Miko won as National Champion in the European Business Awards. 17.000

companies entered the award but only 551 were selected among the best in Europe, including

Miko thanks to the progress made within the company (turnover) and the environment

(certification, advanced systems, innovative products).

• In March 2011, Miko won the first prize at the Italian Environmental Business Awards (Premio

Impresa Ambiente) for the category Best Product of the year.

The environmental performance of Dinamica® has been assessed using the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

analysis method, starting from the extraction of the raw materials up to the completion of the finished

product.

The study was carried out in conformity with the ISO 14040 standards, following the Product Category

Rules (PCR), approved by the technical committee of the International EPD System: PCR 2011:06

NONWOVENS FOR CLOTHING, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND UPHOLSTERY.

The functional unit is represented by 1 m2 of Dinamica® non-woven fabric with a weight of :

• 330 g/m2 for Dinamica® Auto, Auto Pure and Auto Stretch

• 295 g/m2 for Dinamica® Wide

The system boundaries, presented in Figure 2.1, include the Upstream Processes and the Core Processes

of the non-woven Dinamica® fabric. The definition of the system boundaries complies with the rules laid

down in the referenced PCR document.


The Upstream Processes include:

• Extraction and processing of the raw materials;

• Production of inputs for the production of the raw non-woven fabric;

• Production of chemicals for dyeing, finishing and water treatment;

• Production of packaging for the non-woven fabric and the finished product;

• Transport of waste for the production of recycled PET.

The Core Processes include:

• Production of raw non-woven fabric;

• Dyeing and finishing;

• Treatment of process waters;

• Transport of inputs for the production of raw non-woven fabric;

• Transport of chemicals for dyeing, finishing and water treatment;

• Transport of the raw non-woven fabric;

• Transport and treatment of waste produced in the various phases.

The treatments of the process waters and production waste are included in the system boundaries.

Due to the lack of reliable data, Use phase and End-of-life treatment are excluded from the system

boundaries.

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PRODUCTION OF SEMI-PRODUCTS

CHEMICALS PACKAGING

DYEING AND FINISHING OF THE

NONWOVEN

USE

END OF LIFE

Treatment of waste and

process water

PET waste

Waste recycling processes

Energy

Transportation

Transportation

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Around 1% of the inventory data concerning the total inputs to the Core Processes was excluded, complying

with the maximum percentages of exclusion laid down in the referenced PCR document.

The data quality requirements considered in the study are those laid down in the referenced PCR document.

In line with these rules, specific data taken directly from the production sites for the year 2013 were used,

as well as secondary data taken from the Ecoinvent v2.2 database.

Here below are the environmental profiles of Dinamica® Auto, Dinamica® Auto Pure, Dinamica® Auto

Stretch and Dinamica® Wide.

The data concern the production of 1 m2 of non-woven fabric, divided into Upstream Processes and Core

Processes.

Non-renewable energy resources

Non-renewable material resources

Energy resource Unit Upstream Processes Core Processes Total

Oil g 220,00 186,19 406,19

Coal g 323,95 699,59 1023,55

Natural gas g 222,21 792,85 1015,06

Uranium g 0,01 0,03 0,04

Material resource Unit Upstream Processes Core Processes Total

Gravel g 145,30 1120,71 1266,01

Sodium chloride g 298,23 4,18 302,41

Calcite g 67,25 161,82 229,08

Clay g 23,77 53,28 77,05

Iron g 23,73 52,81 76,54

Others g 34,18 18,96 53,14


Recycled material content per functional unit

147 g of recycled PET fibre is used to produce 1m2 of Dinamica® Auto, corresponding to approximately 45%

of the total product weight.

Renewable energy resources Environmental impact categories

Waste

Renewable material resources

Water consumption


Hydroelectric MJ 0,614 2,305 2,919

Biomass MJ 1,072 0,346 1,418

Wind MJ 0,062 0,090 0,152

Solar MJ 0,001 1,575 1,577

Impact category Unit Upstream Processes Core Processes Total

Global warming kg CO2 eq. 1,38 4,28 5,66

Ozone depletion kg CFC-11 eq. 9,92E-08 4,75E-07 5,74E-07

Photochemical oxidation kg C2H4 eq 0,0012 0,0020 0,0031

Acidification kg SO2 eq. 0,0061 0,0138 0,0199

Eutrophication kg PO43- eq. 0,0026 0,0057 0,0083

Waste (Core Processes) Unit Non-hazardous

Recycling g 23,23

Landfill g 81,76


Wood g 8,44 0,00 8,44

Cardboard g 43,56 0,00 43,56

Unit Upstream Processes Core Processes Total

Water litres 79,08 904,38 983,46


Water consumption


Renewable energy resources




Oil g 151,79 186,37 338,16

Coal g 301,10 698,76 999,86

Natural gas g 180,97 792,77 973,75

Uranium g 0,01 0,03 0,04


Gravel g 131,01 1118,12 1249,14


Calcite g 64,61 161,70 226,30

Iron g 22,68 52,73 75,41

Clay g 19,32 53,24 72,56

Others g 33,42 18,95 52,37



Biomass MJ 1,038 0,345 1,383

Wind MJ 0,054 0,089 0,144

Solar MJ 0,002 1,575 1,577


Wood g 8,44 0,00 8,44

Cardboard g 43,56 0,00 43,56


Water litres 73,71 904,32 978,03




Waste

Environmental impact categories


Oil g 242,18 211,94 454,12

Coal g 350,47 811,00 1161,48

Natural gas g 243,58 916,83 1160,40

Uranium g 0,01 0,03 0,04


Gravel g 159,01 1299,32 1458,33


Calcite g 77,42 188,07 265,49

Clay g 26,64 61,97 88,60

Iron g 26,90 61,07 87,96

Others g 38,71 21,96 60,66


240 g of recycled PET fibre is used to produce 1m2 of Dinamica Auto® Pure, corresponding to approximately 72%

of the total product weight.

The greater percentage of recycled PET used in Dinamica® Auto Pure leads to a reduction in CO2 emissions of 3.2%

compared to Dinamica® Auto. This equals 179g CO2 eq. less for each square metre of non-woven fabric produced.








Recycling g 23,23

Landfill g 81,76


Waste


Water consumption




123 g of recycled PET fibre is used to produce 1m2 of Dinamica® Auto Stretch, corresponding to approximately

37% of the total product weight.



Biomass MJ 1,179 0,401 1,580

Wind MJ 0,069 0,104 0,172

Solar MJ 0,001 1,818 1,819








Recycling g 26,81

Landfill g 94,50


Wood g 9,74 0,00 9,74

Cardboard g 45,33 0,00 45,33


Water litres 86,87 1051,69 1138,56


Water consumption






Oil g 212,17 187,62 399,79

Coal g 307,10 718,69 1025,79

Natural gas g 215,29 812,66 1027,94

Uranium g 0,01 0,03 0,04


Gravel g 141,97 1150,85 1292,82


Calcite g 68,64 166,69 235,33

Clay g 23,53 54,93 78,46

Iron g 23,86 54,10 77,95

Others g 34,77 19,46 54,23



Biomass MJ 1,070 0,355 1,425

Wind MJ 0,060 0,092 0,152

Solar MJ 0,001 1,611 1,613


Wood g 8,64 0,00 8,64

Cardboard g 43,82 0,00 43,82


Water litres 77,05 932,36 1009,41


Waste



109 g of recycled PET fibre is used to produce 1m2 of Dinamica® Wide corresponding to approximately 37% of the

total product weight.








Recycling g 23,76

Landfill g 83,77


Contacts: MIKO S.r.l. via Ressel n. 3 Gorizia, Italia

Tel. +39 0481.523232 Telefax +39 0481.20668

www.dinamicamiko.com

Technical support: Quota Sette S.r.l. - Thiene (VI)

Differences from EPD® rev.0, March 2012

• Specific data for the year 2013 were used

• Environmental profile of the product is now compliant with the latest version of the PCR

document

• Environmental profiles of Dinamica® Auto Stretch and Dinamica® Wide were added

• Paragraph 1.3 was updated with information about Life Cycle Thinking approach, actions to

improve the environmental performance of the company and corporate responsibility

• Paragraph 1.7 “Environmental awards” was added

Simon Ostan P., 2014. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) di un tessuto non tessuto in microfibra di PET Dinamica®

Auto, Dinamica® Auto Pure, Dinamica® Auto Stretch, Dinamica® WIde , rev. 1 – Marzo 2014.

PCR 2011:06, NONWOVENS FOR CLOTHING, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND UPHOLSTERY, version 1.2 of 2013-

10-30, www.environdec.com.

IEC, 2013. General Programme Instructions for the International EPD® System. The International EPD

Cooperation. Document version 2.01 dated 2013-09-18, www.environdec.com.

ISO (UNI), 2006. Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles

and procedures, ISO 14025:2006, International Organization for Standardization, Geneve, Switzerland.For more information about the International EPD ® System visit www.environdec.com. EPD within the same

product category, but from di!erent programs may not be comparable.

This EPD ® is valid until: 16TH APRIL 2015

The review of the PCR document

was conducted by:

PCR Moderator:

Independent verification of the

declaration and data, according

to ISO 14025:

Third party verifier:

For more information regarding this EPD®, please contact:

Benedetta Terraneo, marketing manager MIKO s.r.l.

[email protected]

Technical Committee of the International

Paolo Simon Ostan

External EPD Process Certification

SGS Italia S.p.A. via G. Gozzi 1/a 20129 MilanoTel. +39 02.73931 Fax +39 02.70124630www.it.sgs.com

Miko makes use of Fedrigoni X-Per paper, ecological and recyclable paper.

MIKO S.r.l. Via Ressel n. 3 - 34170 Gorizia - ItaliyT. +39 0481 523232F. +39 0481 20668www.dinamicamiko.com

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